| Sport | Canadian football |
|---|---|
| League | U Sports football |
| Awarded for | Winning the U Sports Semifinal Championship |
| Country | Canada |
| History | |
| First award | 2003 |
| Editions | 21 |
| First winner | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| Most wins | Laval Rouge et Or (8)[1] |
| Most recent | Laurier (2024) |
TheUteck Bowl is one of the two semifinal bowls ofU Sports football, Canada's national competition for university teams that playCanadian football. It is held in the easternmost of the two semifinal venues. The Uteck Bowl champion moves on to face theMitchell Bowl champion for theVanier Cup. It was named forLarry Uteck, a former professional football player and university coach who died ofamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2002.
TheAtlantic Bowl traditionally saw the Atlantic University Sport champions face a champion from another conference atHuskies Stadium in Halifax. However, in the interests of competitive fairness, the Atlantic Bowl was replaced by theMitchell Bowl, its venue, like theChurchill Bowl that had paralleled it for so long, rotating among two of the conference champions.
Larry Uteck was a longtime football coach atSaint Mary's University and, at the time, the university's athletic director. It was decided that the Churchill Bowl would be retired, the Mitchell Bowl would take the place of the Churchill Bowl, and a new championship would be named in Uteck's memory. Thus, the Uteck Bowl formally replaced the Atlantic Bowl.
The inaugural Uteck Bowl was played atHuskies Stadium, where two-time defendingVanier Cup champions and home teamSaint Mary's Huskies defeated theSimon Fraser Clan.
The 2020 game was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| Date | Champion | Score | Runner Up | Location | Uteck Bowl MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2003 | Saint Mary's | 60–9 | Simon Fraser | Huskies Stadium,Halifax | Les Mullings, Saint Mary's |
| November 20, 2004 | Laval | 30–11 | Laurier | PEPS Stadium,Quebec City | Jeronimo Huerta-Flores, Laval |
| November 19, 2005 | Laurier | 31–10 | Acadia | Huskies Stadium, Halifax | Ryan Pyear, Laurier |
| November 18, 2006 | Laval | 57–10 | Acadia | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City | Olivier Turcotte-Létourneau, Laval |
| November 17, 2007 | Saint Mary's | 24–2 | Laval | Huskies Stadium, Halifax | Tim St. Pierre, Saint Mary's |
| November 16, 2008 | Laval | 59–10 | Calgary | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City | Benoit Groulx, Laval[3] |
| November 21, 2009 | Calgary | 38–14 | Saint Mary's | Huskies Stadium, Halifax | Matt Walter, Calgary[4] |
| November 20, 2010 | Laval | 13–11 | Western | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City | Christopher Milo, Laval |
| November 18, 2011 | McMaster | 45–21 | Acadia | Moncton Stadium,Moncton | Kyle Quinlan, McMaster[5] |
| November 17, 2012 | Laval | 42–7 | Acadia | PEPS Stadium, Quebec City | Maxime Boutin, Laval |
| November 16, 2013 | Laval | 48–21 | Mount Allison | MacAulay Field,Sackville | Guillaume Rioux, Laval |
| November 22, 2014 | Montreal | 29–26 | Manitoba | CEPSUM Stadium,Montreal | Gabriel Cousineau, Montreal[6] |
| November 21, 2015 | UBC | 36–9 | St. Francis Xavier | Oland Stadium,Antigonish | Brandon Deschamps, UBC[7] |
| November 19, 2016 | Laval | 36–6 | Laurier | Telus Stadium, Quebec City | Félix Faubert-Lussier, Laval[8] |
| November 18, 2017 | Western | 81–3 | Acadia | Raymond Field,Wolfville | Chris Merchant, Western[9] |
| November 17, 2018 | Laval | 63–0 | St. Francis Xavier | Telus Stadium, Quebec City | Hugo Richard, Laval[10] |
| November 16, 2019 | Montreal | 38–0 | Acadia | Raymond Field, Wolfville | Reda Malki, Montreal |
| November 21, 2020 | Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||||
| November 27, 2021 | Saskatchewan | 14–10 | Montreal | CEPSUM Stadium, Montreal | Offence: Adam Machart, Saskatchewan[11] Defence:Riley Pickett, Saskatchewan[11] |
| November 19, 2022 | Saskatchewan | 36–19 | St. Francis Xavier | Oland Stadium, Antigonish | Offence: Mason Nyhus, Saskatchewan[12] Defence: John Stoll, Saskatchewan[12] |
| November 18, 2023 | Montreal | 29–3 | Western | CEPSUM Stadium, Montreal | Offence: Jonathan Sénécal, Montreal[13] Defence: Nicolas Roy, Montreal[13] |
| November 16, 2024 | Laurier | 48–24 | Bishop's | Coulter Field,Lennoxville | |
The teams and host sites of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl rotate on a six-year cycle, so that in each cycle each of the four conferences hosts and visits every other conference once. With the 2020 game cancelled, the cycle was delayed by one year with the 2020 teams playing in 2021.[14]
The participants and sites for future Uteck Bowl games are listed below:[15]
| Date/Year | Visiting conference | Host conference |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OUA | AUS |
| 2025 | AUS | RSEQ |
| 2026 | RSEQ | AUS |
| 2027 | Canada West | RSEQ |
| 2028 | Canada West | AUS |
| 2029 | OUA | RSEQ |
To date, the Uteck Bowl games hosted by Quebec have been played at the champion's home field, while the first four games hosted by Atlantic University Sport (AUS) were played atHuskies Stadium inHalifax. The 2011 game was held inMoncton at the newly builtMoncton Stadium. All subsequent games were hosted by theLoney Bowl champion.[16] As of 2023, home teams have a record of 11–9.
| Team | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laval Rouge et Or | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Montreal Carabins | 3 | 1 | .667 |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Western Mustangs | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Calgary Dinos | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| McMaster Marauders | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Acadia Axemen | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Manitoba Bisons | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Mount Allison Mounties | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Simon Fraser Clan | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Bishop's Gaiters | 0 | 1 | .000 |